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US-11451424

Method and apparatus for transmitting PPDU on basis of S-TDMA in wireless LAN system

PublishedSeptember 20, 2022
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Technical Abstract

A method and an apparatus for transmitting a PPDU on the basis of an S-TDMA in a wireless LAN system are presented. Particularly, an AP transmits a trigger frame to a first STA and a second STA. The AP receives, on the basis of the trigger frame, a first trigger-based frame from the first STA and a second trigger-based frame from the second STA. The trigger frame includes a common information field and a user information field. The common information field includes S-TDMA indication information enabling the S-TDMA to be performed. The user information field includes: allocation information on a first RU to which the first trigger-based frame and the second trigger-based frame are transmitted; first symbol offset information on the first trigger-based frame; and second symbol offset information on the second trigger-based frame.

Patent Claims
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1. A method for transmitting a Physical layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) based on Scheduled-Time Division Multiple Access (S-TDMA) in a wireless LAN system, the method comprising: transmitting, by an access point (AP), a trigger frame to a first station (STA) and a second STA; and receiving, by the AP, based on the trigger frame, a first trigger-based frame from the first STA and receiving a second trigger-based frame from the second STA, wherein the trigger frame includes a common information field and a user information field, wherein the common information field includes S-TDMA indication information on that the S-TDMA can be performed, wherein the user information field includes allocation information for a first resource unit (RU) to which the first trigger-based frame and the second trigger-based frame are to be transmitted, a first symbol offset information for the first trigger-based frame, and a second symbol offset information for the second trigger-based frame, wherein the first trigger-based frame is transmitted in the first RU based on the first symbol offset information, wherein the second trigger-based frame is transmitted in the first RU based on the second symbol offset information, wherein a guard time exists between the first trigger-based frame and the second trigger-based frame, wherein the guard time is configured as an SIFS, wherein, in case the guard time is shorter than a CS duration performing channel sensing (CS), if a channel is Busy during the CS duration, the second trigger-based frame is transmitted, and if the channel is Idle during the CS duration, the second trigger-based frame is not transmitted.

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2. The method of claim 1, wherein the S-TDMA indication information includes a reserved bit within the trigger frame or includes a reserved bit within a trigger type subfield being included in the trigger frame.

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3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first symbol offset information and the second symbol offset information are included in a Trigger Dependent User Info field being included in the user field.

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10. A wireless device being an access point (AP) for transmitting/receiving a Physical layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) based on Scheduled-Time Division Multiple Access (S-TDMA) in a wireless LAN system, the wireless device comprising: a memory; a transceiver; and a processor being operatively coupled with the memory and the transceiver, wherein the processor: transmits a trigger frame to a first station (STA) and a second STA, and receives a first trigger-based frame from the first STA and receives a second trigger-based frame from the second STA, wherein the trigger frame includes a common information field and a user information field, wherein the common information field includes S-TDMA indication information on that the S-TDMA can be performed, wherein the user information field includes allocation information for a first resource unit (RU) to which the first trigger-based frame and the second trigger-based frame are to be transmitted, a first symbol offset information for the first trigger-based frame, and a second symbol offset information for the second trigger-based frame, wherein the first trigger-based frame is transmitted in the first RU based on the first symbol offset information, wherein the second trigger-based frame is transmitted in the first RU based on the second symbol offset information, wherein a guard time exists between the first trigger-based frame and the second trigger-based frame, wherein the guard time is configured as an SIFS, wherein, in case the guard time is shorter than a CS duration performing channel sensing (CS), if a channel is Busy during the CS duration, the second trigger-based frame is transmitted, and if the channel is Idle during the CS duration, the second trigger-based frame is not transmitted.

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11. The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the S-TDMA indication information includes a reserved bit within the trigger frame or includes a reserved bit within a trigger type subfield being included in the trigger frame.

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12. The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the first symbol offset information and the second symbol offset information are included in a Trigger Dependent User Info field being included in the user field.

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13. A method for receiving a Physical layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) based on Scheduled-Time Division Multiple Access (S-TDMA) in a wireless LAN system, the method comprising: receiving, by a first station (STA), a trigger frame to an access point (AP); and transmitting, by the first STA, a first trigger-based frame based on the trigger frame, wherein the trigger frame includes a common information field and a user information field, wherein the common information field includes S-TDMA indication information on that the S-TDMA can be performed, wherein the user information field includes allocation information for a first resource unit (RU) to which the first trigger-based frame and the second trigger-based frame are to be transmitted, a first symbol offset information for the first trigger-based frame, and a second symbol offset information for the second trigger-based frame, wherein the first trigger-based frame is transmitted in the first RU based on the first symbol offset information, wherein the second trigger-based frame is transmitted in the first RU based on the second symbol offset information, wherein a guard time exists between the first trigger-based frame and the second trigger-based frame, wherein the guard time is configured as an SIFS, wherein, in case the guard time is shorter than a CS duration performing channel sensing (CS), if a channel is Busy during the CS duration, the second trigger-based frame is transmitted, and if the channel is Idle during the CS duration, the second trigger-based frame is not transmitted.

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March 26, 2019

Publication Date

September 20, 2022

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